It doesn't really make me angry when a person confuse me for being sick. I've had countless teachers in the past give me sad, sympathetic looks whenever they saw my frail, skinny, little frame. It was understandable since I was a year younger than the rest of the students (my mom apparently couldn't wait to send me off to school). There were in fact perks for being so small. The teachers gave you a break if you don't complete your homework and some of them even forgo punishment. :D
Anyway now that I've grown and filled out a bit, I can't understand why people still come up to me and ask, "Are you a thalassemia patient?" .....really.....they actually ask me that. Normally in a quiet, worried voice. So anyhoo, I've decided to make a list of those who confused me for being a thelassemia patient...
* My Sixth Grade Dhivehi teacher : One day just out of the blue she asked.
* Some girl at Sheri Salon: She actually swore to the receptionist that I'm the first thalassemia patient to have undergone a bone marrow transplant. (who'd knew!!!)
* According to a work colleague, the office gossip states that I might be one of them thalassemia patient.
* One of the neighbors who lives below our office stops me one day in the stairwell and asks (same hushed, saddened tone) if I'm a 'T' patient.
* One of the women who goes to aerobics with me.
* A friend's husband (who asked his wife for confirmation)
* A friend's wife (who asked her husband for confirmation) - this actually happened this morning.
hmmmmm....i might've missed a few....anyway I keep wondering why this happens to me. This is what I got so far...
... Earlier I had assumed it was because I was scarily thin but that's hardly the case anymore.
... Next I thought there might be someone who looks exactly like me.
... One of people who asked me said it was because of my cheeks. Cheeks??! Yes, cheeks.
... One of them also said something about my forehead! (don't ask, I've no idea myself)
... My friend says, that I actually might be a thalassemia patient and that I just haven't realized it yet coz I turn into blood sucking vampire every night and feed upon helpless victims.
Personally I like that last one. Makes more sense to me considering how thin my close friends, V and D are...
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Get back from me you foul blood thirsty creature of the night! Back, I say.
Anyway, there's an easy way to determine if you are in fact a vampire or not. I'll come around with a mob armed with pitchforks and torches to your castle and you can let us hammer a wooden stake through your heart. If you die... well, that should confirm it. And if you don't, then we could try cutting off the head too.
But seriously, this does explain why D and V are so skinny, pale and frail looking.
and also explains why ur also pale...
Anyway lets not test if i'm a vampire or not, shall we. Lets just leave the pitchforks at home for now.
I'm not pale. I have a nice healthy rosy complexion topped with a suitably tropical tan.
so u think u do
hey i know another girl who used to get that a lot too...used to drive her mad.
so are you really sucking your best buddies' blood? this should interest the blood drinkers i was talking bout ...
ready to join the club..honestly!
fruityloops: Ooooh does she have chubby cheeks too?
and oh me sucking my buddies blood?!? no of-coz not...*burrrb* why ever do u ask?
mode: sorry for being so slow...but what club?
Eeer sorry for bein vague...its
getting-sympethetic-looks-for-being-thalasseamic-or-aneamic club
oh hehehehe...yup i'm all ready
i like the vampire theory..
well, there has to be a reason why they are all asking that same Q dho? why dont u ask them. n ppl actually askd that when u were growing up? thats gotta sux. so what if even u were a patient? does it really matter.
I would've asked if wasn't so taken back. I suppose there's something about me that just gets soo curious that they couldn't help but ask 0_o
n ur saying u have no idea what that is huh? but it must be something i guess. ull probably find out sooner or later. bet ull be more surprised when u do :p
heheh i have money on my cheeks. I think they r the reason
I found this post a little insensitive.. the association of a blood sucking vampire to a thalassemic is harsh even if its done jokingly.
We may not see the difference...but if a thalassemic read this I'd think it would be quite hurtful..
My two cents..
@Shanu either way all positive or negative comments are most welcome :)
great.. :) wasnt so much of a negative comment just a view ey
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